In the early morning of Aug. 26, while he was sound asleep in front of Cuca’s Mexican Restaurant on Olive Avenue in the Tower District, an unhoused 47-year-old Latino, Fred “Freddy” F. De La Rosa, was [...] Continue Reading
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Community Alliance Receives Journalism Award We are already in October. When this newspaper hits the streets on Oct. 1, Mexico will have its first female president. Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, [...] Continue Reading
Letters to the Editor
Where Does the Money Go? Where has all the federal funding gone? Fresno received lots and lots of money, so where may it be hiding? Fresno was supposed to build lots of tiny homes and remodel “old” [...] Continue Reading
Statue of Nelson Mandela Unveiled at Fresno State
On Sept 12, a statue of Nelson Mandela was unveiled at Fresno State. The Nelson Mandela monument is the newest addition to the Fresno State Peace Garden, which houses monuments dedicated to Mahatma [...] Continue Reading
State Seeks to Rescue What’s Left of Valley’s Nature
The San Joaquin Valley has been described as the nation’s most transformed landscape. It has been industrialized with agriculture, resource extraction and spreading urbanization. It has been called a [...] Continue Reading
Military Madness
BY BOB MCCLOSKEY “Military madness is killing your country, So much sadness, between you and me, War, war, war, war, war, war.” —Graham Nash War Abroad and at Home Against the [...] Continue Reading
Prop 36 a Dangerous Ruse
California Proposition 36, the Drug and Theft Crime Penalties and Treatment-Mandated Felonies Initiative, is on the November ballot. If passed by voters, years of successful sentencing reform and [...] Continue Reading
Statewide Ballot Measures—The Second Five
As noted in last month’s issue, your Nov. 5 ballot will include 10 statewide measures ranging from repairs for public school buildings to increasing the minimum wage. Other issues, including rent [...] Continue Reading
Are the Districts Gerrymandered?
We are in the final stretch of the election season. Ballots will be mailed out to voters on Oct. 7. Even though Election Day isn’t until Nov. 5, once voters receive their ballots they can vote [...] Continue Reading
Local Congressional Races
Since at least October 1805, Americans have heard the phrase, “This election is the most important of our lifetimes.”1 This year, it is more true than ever. There are many electoral [...] Continue Reading
Trump: Immigrants Are Eating Pets and Stealing Jobs
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump went full throttle on immigrants during the Sept. 10 Presidential debate, vowing to deport at least 15 million migrants immediately after taking [...] Continue Reading
Falling Out with Historical Allies
Recent events on the Fresno electoral scene clearly demonstrate that the goals of elected officials are not always 100% in alignment with the goals of their supporters or groups that have supported [...] Continue Reading